430 THE SERVICES. OE LIEUT.-COLONEL FRANCIS DOWNMAN, R.A. 
for this service, both complete in men, 100 each. The officers are 
Captains Williamson, Standish, and Downman, Lieutenants Marlow, 1 
Yorke, 2 Hamilton, 3 Edwards, 4 Todd, 5 Walker, 6 and Lock. 7 There are 
four ships belonging to the artillery, having on board the afore men¬ 
tioned ordnance and stores. We have two sloops, on board of which 
are about 30 horses. The civil branch consists of a Commissary 
(Wood), Surgeon McLeod, Surgeon's mate Rollo, Clerk of Stores 
Mansfield, conductors, artificers, etc., etc., the whole under Captain 
Williamson. 
Ten regiments of foot and fifty light horse are also embarked; the 
regiments are the 4th, 5th, 15th, 27th, 28th, 35th, 40th, 46th, 49th 
and 55th, each about 500 men. The whole expedition under the com¬ 
mand of Major-General Grant. 
The sea department is commanded by Commodore Hotham, and 
consists of the Nonsuch 64, the St. Albans 64, the Preston , Isis and 
Centurion of 50 guns each, the Venus frigate, and the Carcass Bomb 
with her tender, Lieutenant Garstin, and about 50 transports. Lieu¬ 
tenant Pitts commands the Engineer line. 
On the 29th of October, the fleet fell down to Staten Island, where 
we remained till the 3lst, when we went down near Sandy Hook 
and came to anchor. The wind now began to blow very fresh from 
the N.E., and sent in a heavy sea; the weather was very cold, thick, 
and rainy. 
Orders for the ordnance ships by Captain Williamson 
on board the Lord Howe } 
28th October , 1778. 
“ The artillery on board each transport to be divided into watches 
and those on duty to furnish a guard and post the following sentries 
with side arms only, viz. : One at the cooking place to prevent fire. 
One at the door of the magazine, if powder or ammunition is on 
board. One at each gangway. The remainder of the watch to be 
constantly on deck, and are to be relieved every four hours. If an 
arm chest can be fixed on the quarter deck, twenty fire locks (or in 
proportion to the men on board) should be stowed in it, with a like 
number of cartouche boxes filled with ammunition. These arms not 
to be loaded, but kept ready to be used by the men on duty in case 
of any sudden emergency. 
The officer commanding on board will order all the arms and am¬ 
munition to be examined every day, aud the state they are found in 
to be reported to him. He must also take care that the arms are put 
1 Kane’s List, No. 442. 
2 Kane’s List, No. 464. Brigadier General Yorke, when proceeding to the Cape in November, 
1805 in command of three companies R.A., was lost in the wreck of the George transport. 
3 Kane’s List, No. 600. 
4 Kane’s List, No.490. 
5 Kane’s List, No. 613. 
6 Kane’s List, No. 520. 
7 Kane’s List, No. 659 
